A profile on University of Virginia Law student Shelby Wolfe
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Virginia Beach native Shelby Wolfe has been game for jobs ranging from bartending to skydiving to search and rescue missions in which she saw things that haunt her. Now she’s game for law school at the University of Virginia School of Law, where the incoming first-year wants to…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Aditya Bamzai of the University of Virginia School of Law has become a member of the American Law Institute.
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Aditya Bamzai elected to American Law InstituteWashington & Lee Law professor Heather Kolinsky publishes article on legal writing in the Florida Bar Journal
THE COLUMNS — Washington and Lee law professor Heather Kolinksy has published an article in the Florida Bar Journal. In the article, titled “Storytelling, The Sound of Music, And Special Teams: Revisiting Some Basic Legal Writing Techniques With Fresh Eyes,” Kolinsky discusses her return to teaching legal writing after spending time as an appellate attorney…
Read More about Washington & Lee Law professor Heather Kolinsky publishes article on legal writing in the Florida Bar JournalYale Law dean Heather Gerken discusses the benefits of eliminating tuition for students in need
ABC NEWS — As students prepare to return to school in the fall, one Ivy League law school has a new scholarship aimed at broadening access to legal education by eliminating tuition for students with financial needs. Yale Law School’s Hurst Horizon Scholarship will erase tuition and pay for college fees and health care costs for law…
Read More about Yale Law dean Heather Gerken discusses the benefits of eliminating tuition for students in needColleges face legal questions following Dobbs decision
INSIDE HIGHER ED –The U.S. Supreme Court ended federally protected abortion rights enshrined in Roe v. Wade with its 6-to-3 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization last month. But for colleges, the end of such rights marked the beginning of an era of legal uncertainty.
Read More about Colleges face legal questions following Dobbs decisionAmerican Council on Education urges Supreme Court to reaffirm race-conscious admissions
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION — The Supreme Court should be cognizant of the rights the First Amendment grants to applicants to colleges and universities, and the freedoms it accords to those institutions. And the justices should honor decades of precedent and recognize the continuing value of colleges and universities using limited consideration of race and ethnicity…
Read More about American Council on Education urges Supreme Court to reaffirm race-conscious admissionsHow student debt affects borrowers as they age
THE NEW YORKER — Americans aged sixty-two and older are the fastest-growing demographic of student borrowers. Of the forty-five million Americans who hold student debt, one in five are over fifty years old. Between 2004 and 2018, student-loan balances for borrowers over fifty increased by five hundred and twelve per cent.
Read More about How student debt affects borrowers as they ageNew America Poll: American confidence in higher education drops significantly
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Public confidence in higher education’s ability to lead America in a positive direction has sunk steeply in recent years, falling 14 percentage points just since 2020.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Results of a new survey paint a grim picture for higher ed’s hopes of retaining staff members: More than half of them are considering leaving their job in the next year. That’s according to staff members polled in May by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources; initial results…
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The semesters from hell. Like pouring energy into a void. The great disengagement. However you describe it, faculty members, staff, and administrators across higher education agree that this past academic year was among the most difficult they’ve experienced. Class absenteeism was rampant. When students did show up, they were…
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